I had a great chat with Mikee Bridges of GameChurch.com today and I wanted to share it with you today. Mikee pulls no punches when it comes to Christianity, the church, and culture, and that is why I think you’ll love our conversation. Want to chime in? Leave a comment below Do…
I went and saw Iron Man 3 on Thursday of last week. I was deeply troubled that I had to see it at 9:00 p.m. instead of at midnight as I usually do. I was afraid something would be lost with a potentially uncommitted audience (Midnight = Committed). I was disappointed that this…
Yesterday I was listening to the Iron Man 3 soundtrack (songs inspired by the movie) and was saddened by the lack of inspiration on the songs. Looks like the bands did not see the movie. This is an action movie, but the songs don’t take me there. I am hoping that these songs are…
The news broke yesterday that NBA Jason Collins came out as gay. The full story will be in the new issue of Sports Illustrated. As a Christian, I am not dismayed, but to be honest, I have other issues, 10 to be exact, that I am focused on at the moment: 1. Paying my…
I was looking forward to receiving the book First Hand by Ryan and Josh Shook and was only slightly disappointed. I was disappointed because I thought it was a book for me to help me with all the mistakes I’ve made with all the young adults I’ve ministered to over the years. I wanted…
If you were one of the more controversial figures of the 80’s, biting the heads off of bats and such, then this certainly is the way to make a comeback, just declare God dead (again) I won’t go into an entire treatise on the song, because it’s the same ol’ Ozzy and, musically,…
I love books, all kinds of books. You’ll see books on this list from across varied interests. I learned early on in ministry to be well read in multiple areas and not just in youth ministry, and that principle has enriched my life greatly. Here’s my list with a brief description of each and why…
photo credit I have heard many youth workers say, and I myself have said, “I can’t get my students to sing during worship time”. Singing is certainly a part of worship and one aspect of worship, but singing in and of itself is not worship. Kids sing all kinds of songs but I don’t…
There are those who think the only worship songs that are “anointed” by God are from a different century and there are those who think songs they heard on their local Christian radio yesterday are the “new thing” God is doing. They are both right, but that does not mean we should sing them…
I recently had a student text me who had not been in youth for a while. It was a random text. he said, “I am bringing a few friends to church Wednesday. They feel judged at their other church.” This random text reminds me of the the Dos Equis Commercial ” I don’t normally…
